Crime And Disorder Act 1998
In 1998 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is introduced and it provides a clear direction and focus through the new principal aim of preventing offending by children and young people. The Crime and Disorder Act tells us that there is no single or simple way of preventing an individual child or young person from offending. The factors that put young people at risk of offending, include:
- troubled home life, including poor parenting, criminal family member, violence or abuse
- peer group pressure
- poor attainment at school, truancy and school exclusion
- personal issues such as drug and alcohol misuse or mental illness
- deprivation such as poor housing or homelessness.
The Crime and Disorder Act focuses on a multi-agency approach and tells us
- troubled home life, including poor parenting, criminal family member, violence or abuse
- peer group pressure
- poor attainment at school, truancy and school exclusion
- personal issues such as drug and alcohol misuse or mental illness
- deprivation such as poor housing or homelessness.
The Crime and Disorder Act focuses on a multi-agency approach and tells us